Improved meat-cotter



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FRANCIS'S. RUTSOHMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM-SELF, JOHN RUTSOHMAN, AND VVILLIAM RUTSOHMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Pzztmzr'zvo. 90,588, mma May 25, 1869.

IMPRovBD MAT-CUTTR The. Schedule refen'ed'to in theseV Letters Patentand making part of the Banie.

To all whmn t may conce'rn Be it known that I, FRNGIS S. RUrsoHMAN, ofthe city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Meat-Cutter; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification, and in which- Figures 1and 2 represent views of a meat-cutter, constructed according to myinvention7 taken at right angles to each other.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

This invention consists in a meat-cutter of novel construction, wherebya better and lmore uniform means of adjustment is given to the knives orcutters than has heretofore been given, and whereby the same may beoperated as efi'iciently, by the aid of one connecting-rod, asmea't-cutters of the ordinary construction are by the aid of two.

Referring to the accompanying drawings- A is a frame of cast-metal,supporting in bearings -a a, at'its upper extremity, a horizontal shaft,B.

Said shaft B is or may be provided, at its rear end, with abalance-wheeh-B', and, by its rotary mot-ion, imparts reciprocatingmotion to a vertically-arranged sliding bar, O, by means of a crank anda single connectin'g-rod, D. I

The sliding bar O is ,fitted to slide through bearings or guide-waysformed in the extremities of horizontal arms b b', and is provided, atits lower end, with a Glitter-frame, E, which carries any desirablenumber of knives or cutters F. i

Said knives or cntters F are arranged parallel with each other, withtheir cutting-edges in the same horizontal plane, and working, by meansof the reciprocating movement of the bar C, up and down, upon arevolving block, G.

The connecting-rod D does not connect, by its lower extremity, with theupper extremityof the said slidling bar, as might be snpposed, but,passiug through an opening in the arm b, it counec-ts with the centralportion of said bar, by means of an adjustable block, f. Said adjustableblock f is fitted to slide over a threaded portion of said sliding barC, but is held stationary at any desirable point thereon, when notrequired to move, by means of nuts e e, whichare tightened against itsupper and lower sides from above and square or angular in its transversesection, and the lower guide-way b' made to conform thereto, so as toprevent the turning of the said bar upon its axis.

The 'knives or cutters F are secured to the cutterframe E, in the usualway, and are each provided with an independent means of adjustment, forthe purpose of bringingtheir cutting-edges to bear uniformly upon thesurface of the block G.

The revolving motion of the block G maybe effected in the usual way- Forremoval of the meat from the block, or for sharpening the knives, therevolving block G issupported upon a carriage, H, which traverses arailway, or track, I, carrying with it thesaid block.

A gate, J', is provided tothe wall J, surrounding thetop of the block,.whereby provision is made for the sliding of the block from under thecutters, when the carriage H Vis moved along thetrack.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- The frame A, shaft B, connecting-rod D, sliding -block f,adjnstable cutter-barC, cutter-frame E, knives F, revolving block G,carrier H, and track'I, combined and arranged for operation,substantially as specified, whereby an elficient and convenient meatcutter'is obtained. i

FRNCIS S. RTSOHMAN.

Vitnesses: w WM. R. HErNs, WILLIAM GRAY.

